Largest queer youth gathering in South draws hundreds
by Matt | March 22nd, 2008 |From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes, the leading source of LGBT news in the Carolinas:
UNC queer youth ready for Unity
Largest LGBT student gathering in South could draw 500 or more
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Since 2001, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has drawn hundreds of queer youth and students from across the southeast for their annual Unity Conference, the largest LGBT and allied student gathering of its kind in the South.
The conference provides opportunities for participants to discuss the intersections of gender and sexuality with ability, age, class, faith, health, race and ethnicity. Students also discuss strategies for effective grassroots organizing and learn about the work of other activists.
This year, those discussions will fit into the conference theme, “Are you being served? LGBTIQ Representation in the Media.” The 2008 Unity Conference will span the weekend of Apr. 4-6.
“This is an election year, so there is a lot of media coverage around political and LGBT issues,” Conference Director Robert Wells told Q-Notes. “There has also been a lot of talk about the decline of LGBT characters on TV shows and in movies.”
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One Response to “Largest queer youth gathering in South draws hundreds”
Hey well done on another successful InterstateQ Conference! Make sure to book yourself down for the International Queer Youth Conference 2009 which is taking place in Manchester, England in February 2009. More details at http://www.lgbtyouth.org and http://www.iqyc.org/
By QueerWarrior on Jun 23, 2008